Nonstop flight route between Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and Maceió, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia and Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ), Maceió, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,260 miles (or 10,074 kilometers).

A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between King Abdulaziz Air Base and Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.

Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between King Abdulaziz Air Base and Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA):

• In addition to being known as "King Abdulaziz Air Base", other names for DHA include "قاعدة الملك عبد العزيز الجوية", "Dhahran International Airport" and "مطار الظهران الدولي".
• The closest airport to King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) is King Fahd International Airport (DMM), which is located 26 miles (42 kilometers) WNW of DHA.
• The furthest airport from King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to King Abdulaziz Air Base (meaning King Abdulaziz Air Base is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,052 miles (19,395 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
• King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) has 2 runways.
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• Because of King Abdulaziz Air Base's relatively low elevation of 84 feet, planes can take off or land at King Abdulaziz Air Base at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.

Facts about Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ):

• The closest airport to Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) is Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport (REC), which is located 113 miles (181 kilometers) NNE of MCZ.
• Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) currently has only 1 runway.
• Because of Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport's relatively low elevation of 347 feet, planes can take off or land at Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport handled 1,943,437 passengers last year.
• Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport, formerly called Campo dos Palmares Airport, is the airport serving Maceió, Brazil.
• In addition to being known as "Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport", another name for MCZ is "Aeroporto Internacional Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares".
• The furthest airport from Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (MCZ) is Guam International Airport (GUM), which is nearly antipodal to Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport (meaning Maceió/Zumbi dos Palmares International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Guam International Airport), and is located 12,160 miles (19,569 kilometers) away in Hagåtña, Guam.